1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California, hosted the 1999 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 3, 1998–
April 3, 1999
NCAA tournament1999
National championshipArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Anaheim, California
NCAA championMaine
Hobey Baker AwardJason Krog
(New Hampshire)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 3, 1998, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 3, 1999, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. This was the 52nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 105th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

The 1998-99 season was the inaugural year for Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's hockey division. Because only Canisius, Fairfield, and Iona were full members of the MAAC, five additional associate members were included to make the conference viable. All five teams had been part of ECAC lower classifications in the past (as had Canisius, Fairfield and Iona) and were promoted to Division I for the 1998-99 season.[1]

Season Outlook[edit]

Pre-season polls[edit]

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL Baker's Dozen poll was rebranded the WMPL/D&N Bank Baker's Dozen poll and was voted on by coaches. The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College (7)
2 North Dakota (2)
3 Maine
4 Colorado College
5 Notre Dame
6 Michigan State
7 (tie) New Hampshire
7 (tie) Northern Michigan
9 Michigan
10 (tie) St. Lawrence
10 (tie) Clarkson
12 Princeton
13 Minnesota
USCHO Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College (6)
2 Michigan (11)
3 North Dakota (10)
4 Ohio State (2)
5 Michigan State
6 Colorado College (1)
7 Clarkson
8 Maine
9 Boston University
10 Wisconsin
USA Today Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College
2 North Dakota
3 Colorado College
4 Maine
5 Michigan State
6 Northern Michigan
7 Notre Dame
8 New Hampshire
9 Michigan
10 St. Lawrence

Regular season[edit]

Season tournaments[edit]

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Ice Breaker Tournament October 9–10 4 Boston College
JCPenney Classic October 24–25 4 Maine
Governor's Cup November 27–28 4 Maine
College Hockey Showcase November 27–29 4
Great Lakes Invitational December 26–27 4 Michigan State
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 27–28 4 Vermont
Badger Showdown December 27–28 4 Bowling Green
Denver Cup December 27–28 4 Denver
Mariucci Classic December 27–28 4 Princeton
Syracuse Invitational December 27–28 4 Niagara
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–29 4 Rensselaer
Silverado Shootout January 2–3 4 Massachusetts–Lowell
Beanpot February 1, 8 4 Boston University

Standings[edit]

1998–99 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Michigan State† 30 20 3 7 47 91 40 42 29 6 7 121 56
#7 Michigan* 30 17 8 5 39 98 72 42 25 11 6 134 94
Ohio State 30 17 10 3 37 87 66 41 21 16 4 119 98
Notre Dame 30 15 11 4 34 92 68 38 19 14 5 114 100
Northern Michigan 30 14 11 5 33 94 83 42 22 15 5 143 112
Ferris State 30 13 12 5 31 76 69 36 14 16 6 89 87
Bowling Green 30 13 14 3 29 102 105 38 17 18 3 126 135
Lake Superior State 30 10 17 3 23 79 93 38 11 23 4 93 130
Miami 30 9 17 4 22 78 104 36 11 20 5 98 130
Western Michigan 30 5 17 8 18 69 119 34 6 20 8 75 130
Alaska-Fairbanks 30 8 21 1 17 77 124 34 11 22 1 94 131
Championship: Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1998–99 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Clarkson†* 22 18 4 0 36 91 48 37 25 11 1 133 102
#10 St. Lawrence 22 15 4 3 33 80 47 39 23 13 3 136 110
Rensselaer 22 13 7 2 28 89 62 37 23 12 2 147 110
Princeton 22 13 8 1 27 69 62 34 20 12 2 116 106
Yale 22 11 7 4 26 65 56 31 13 14 4 86 94
Colgate 22 12 8 2 26 66 56 35 19 12 4 109 87
Cornell 22 9 10 3 21 67 63 31 12 15 4 96 97
Harvard 22 8 12 2 18 64 87 32 14 16 2 94 115
Vermont 22 7 13 2 16 53 67 33 13 18 2 86 104
Brown 22 5 12 5 15 56 72 31 9 16 6 87 97
Dartmouth 22 6 14 5 14 60 79 29 10 17 2 90 109
Union 22 1 19 2 4 32 93 32 3 26 3 52 132
Championship: Clarkson
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1998–99 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 New Hampshire† 24 18 3 3 39 100 49 41 31 7 3 171 91
#1 Maine 24 17 5 2 36 96 64 41 31 6 4 167 94
#4 Boston College* 24 15 7 2 32 99 73 43 27 12 4 170 125
Providence 24 12 11 1 25 90 81 38 20 17 1 159 134
Boston University 24 8 13 3 19 72 86 37 14 20 3 117 132
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 9 15 0 18 65 85 36 17 19 0 112 117
Massachusetts 24 8 14 2 18 56 86 35 12 21 2 80 114
Merrimack 24 7 16 1 15 67 94 36 11 24 1 107 136
Northeastern 24 6 16 2 14 74 101 34 11 20 3 108 132
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1998–99 Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 36 15 19 2 113 128
Alabama–Huntsville 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 21 5 1 159 76
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 15 16 3 130 103
Mankato State 0 0 0 0 - - - 39 18 16 5 149 129
Nebraska–Omaha 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 11 24 0 95 141
Niagara 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 17 12 3 103 85
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1998–99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Quinnipiac† 28 22 4 2 46 131 63 34 26 6 2 161 81
Holy Cross* 28 19 6 3 41 107 63 35 22 9 4 126 89
Connecticut 28 18 6 4 40 106 70 34 20 10 4 122 95
Canisius 28 12 11 5 29 112 82 36 16 15 5 143 119
American International 28 11 13 4 26 92 93 32 12 16 4 101 113
Iona 28 12 15 1 25 116 115 33 13 18 2 145 143
Sacred Heart 28 7 20 1 15 81 128 31 7 23 1 86 139
Fairfield 28 1 27 0 2 55 186 32 1 31 0 64 227
Championship: Holy Cross
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1998–99 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota† 28 24 2 2 50 142 76 40 32 6 2 199 104
#6 Colorado College 28 20 8 0 40 103 68 42 29 12 1 169 111
#8 Denver* 28 15 11 2 32 101 95 41 26 13 2 154 126
Wisconsin 28 13 12 3 29 76 81 38 15 19 4 98 110
Minnesota 28 10 12 6 26 90 99 43 15 19 9 139 157
Alaska-Anchorage 28 10 13 5 25 57 71 36 13 18 5 74 92
St. Cloud State 28 8 16 4 20 79 95 39 16 18 5 122 122
Michigan Tech 28 9 19 0 18 67 99 38 9 28 1 86 145
Minnesota-Duluth 28 4 20 4 12 71 102 38 7 27 4 100 139
Championship: Denver
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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Final regular season polls[edit]

The WMPL poll was released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today and USCHO polls were released before the NCAA tournament.

WMPL / D&N Bank Poll
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota (11)
2 Michigan State
3 Maine
4 New Hampshire
5 Colorado College
6 Clarkson
7 Boston College
8 St. Lawrence
9 Michigan
10 Ohio State
11 Denver
12 Notre Dame
13 Northern Michigan
USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine Poll
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota
2 New Hampshire
3 Michigan State
4 Maine
5 Boston College
6 Clarkson
7 Michigan
8 Colorado College
9 Denver
10 St. Lawrence
USCHO Poll
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota (28)
2 New Hampshire (2)
3 Michigan State
4 Maine
5 Boston College
6 Clarkson
7 Colorado College
8 Denver
9 Michigan
10 St. Lawrence

1999 NCAA Tournament[edit]

Main article: 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
First Round Quarterfinals Frozen Four National Championship
            
1 New Hampshire –
– bye –
1 New Hampshire 2*
East Regional
5 Michigan 1
4 Denver 3
5 Michigan 5
E1 New Hampshire 5
W2 Michigan State 3
2 Michigan State –
– bye –
2 Michigan State 5
West Regional
3 Colorado College 2
3 Colorado College 5
6 St. Lawrence 2
E1 New Hampshire 2
E3 Maine 3*
1 North Dakota –
– bye –
1 North Dakota 1
West Regional
4 Boston College 2
4 Boston College 2
5 Northern Michigan 1
W4 Boston College 1
E3 Maine 2*
2 Clarkson –
– bye –
2 Clarkson 2
East Regional
3 Maine 7
3 Maine 4
6 Ohio State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jason Krog Senior New Hampshire 41 34 51 85 38
Jason Blake Senior North Dakota 38 28 41 69 49
Brian Swanson Senior Colorado College 42 25 41 66 28
Steve Kariya Senior Maine 41 23 42 65 24
Michael Souza Junior New Hampshire 41 23 42 65 38
Ryan Carter Freshman Iona 33 33 30 63 38
Darren Haydar Freshman New Hampshire 41 31 30 61 34
Brian Gionta Sophomore Boston College 39 27 33 60 46
Jeff Farkas Junior Boston College 43 32 25 57 56
Danny Riva Senior Rensselaer 36 22 34 56 35
Rejean Stringer Senior Merrimack 36 17 39 56 44

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Leading goaltenders[edit]

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Joe Blackburn Sophomore Michigan State 33 2012 21 5 7 52 3 .928 1.55
Ty Conklin Sophomore New Hampshire 22 1338 18 3 1 41 0 .923 1.84
Scott Simpson Freshman Holy Cross 22 1329 15 5 2 49 2 .918 2.21
Josh Blackburn Freshman Michigan 41 2408 25 10 6 91 3 .905 2.27
Shep Harder Junior Colgate 24 1395 15 7 1 53 1 .923 2.28
Gregg Naumenko Freshman Alaska-Anchorage 29 1692 11 13 5 65 1 .919 2.30
Alfie Michaud Junior Maine 37 2147 28 6 3 83 3 .910 2.32
Jeff Maund Sophomore Ohio State 38 2283 20 14 4 88 3 .921 2.34
Karl Goehring Sophomore North Dakota 31 1774 22 5 2 70 3 .915 2.37
Eric Heffler Senior St. Lawrence 37 2206 22 12 3 88 3 .930 2.39

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Awards[edit]

1999 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Main article: 1999 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 14 Jeff Jillson Michigan CCHA San Jose Sharks
1 20 Barrett Heisten Maine Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
2 32 Michael Ryan † Northeastern Hockey East Dallas Stars
2 38 Dan Cavanaugh † Boston University Hockey East Calgary Flames
2 42 Mike Commodore North Dakota WCHA New Jersey Devils
2 44 Jordan Leopold Minnesota WCHA Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2 51 Matt Murley Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
2 52 Adam Hall Michigan State CCHA Nashville Predators
2 54 Andrew Hutchinson Michigan State CCHA Nashville Predators
2 55 Doug Janik Maine Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
2 59 David Inman Notre Dame CCHA New York Rangers
3 74 Jason Crain Ohio State CCHA Los Angeles Kings
3 81 Adam Hauser Minnesota WCHA Edmonton Oilers
3 82 Mark Concannon † Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East San Jose Sharks
3 84 Brad Fast † Michigan State CCHA Carolina Hurricanes
3 87 Brian Collins † Boston University Hockey East New York Islanders
3 90 Patrick Aufiero † Boston University Hockey East New York Rangers
3 91 Mike Comrie Michigan CCHA Edmonton Oilers
4 97 Chris Dyment † Boston University Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
4 111 Willie Levesque Northeastern Hockey East San Jose Sharks
4 113 Ryan Murphy † Bowling Green CCHA Carolina Hurricanes
4 115 Ryan Malone † St. Cloud State WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
5 138 Ryan Miller † Michigan State CCHA Buffalo Sabres
5 142 Will Magnuson Lake Superior State CCHA Colorado Avalanche
5 143 Trevor Byrne † Dartmouth ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
5 150 Matt Shasby † Alaska–Anchorage WCHA Montreal Canadiens
5 153 Jesse Cook Denver WCHA Tampa Bay Lightning
5 155 Niko Dimitrakos Maine Hockey East San Jose Sharks
6 170 Matt Underhill Cornell ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames
6 171 Chris Legg † Brown ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
6 172 Josh Reed † Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East Vancouver Canucks
6 175 Kyle Clark Harvard ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
6 176 Doug Meyer Minnesota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
7 188 Stephen Bâby † Cornell ECAC Hockey Atlanta Thrashers
7 195 Yorick Treille Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
7 201 Mikko Ruutu † Clarkson ECAC Hockey Ottawa Senators
7 203 Phil Osaer † Ferris State CCHA St. Louis Blues
7 207 Greg Barber † Denver WCHA Boston Bruins
7 214 Chris Hartsburg Colorado College WCHA New Jersey Devils
8 216 Erkki Rajamäki † Colgate ECAC Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning
8 221 Colin Hemingway † New Hampshire Hockey East St. Louis Blues
8 222 George Parros † Princeton ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
8 231 David Evans Clarkson ECAC Hockey Carolina Hurricanes
8 240 Jeff Finger † St. Cloud State WCHA Colorado Avalanche
8 241 Douglas Murray † Cornell ECAC Hockey San Jose Sharks
8 242 Justin Dziama Boston College Hockey East New Jersey Devils
8 243 Brian Sullivan † Northeastern Hockey East Dallas Stars
9 246 Ray DiLauro St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Atlanta Thrashers
9 248 Darren Haydar New Hampshire Hockey East Nashville Predators
9 250 Noah Clarke † Colorado College WCHA Los Angeles Kings
9 255 Brett Henning Notre Dame CCHA New York Islanders
9 258 Brian Gornick Air Force Independent Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
9 260 Brian McMeekin Cornell ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
9 261 Andrew McPherson Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
9 267 Peter Metcalf Maine Hockey East Toronto Maple Leafs
9 268 Tyler Scott † New Hampshire Hockey East New York Islanders

† incoming freshman
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See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Men's Division I Hockey Standings: 1998-99". USCHO.com. 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 1998-1999". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  17. ^ "MAAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "MAAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  19. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  20. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  21. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  22. ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

External links[edit]

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